Seriously? Athens named the most innovative city in Europe.

Greece’s capital city Athens won the “European Capital of Innovation”
award for 2018. Photo: Getty Images

The most innovative city in the European Union isn’t what you’d expect.

The European Commission has announced that Athens is the winner of its annual “European Capital of Innovation” prize on Tuesday. Greece’s ancient capital city has risen from the ashes of a recent series of Greek financial crises to grab this highly sought coveted prize.

“Through innovation, Athens has found new purpose to turn around the economic and social crisis. It is proof that it’s not the difficulties but how you lift yourself that matters,“ said Carlos Moedas , EU commissioner for research, science and innovation. 

The title comes with €1m (£870,000) in prize money that “will be used to scale up local innovation activities and collaborate with other cities,” the European Commission said in a statement.

By Alanna Petroff.

Full story at Yahoo News.